Bitter-sweet decision, Bhupathi may have tough time: Amritraj

India’s outgoing Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj, on Thursday, termed as bitter-sweet, the All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) decision to hand him a farewell tie in February and predicted some tough time for the next man in charge, Mahesh Bhupathi. The AITA Executive Committee decided to give Amritraj one last tie as reports emerged recently that he will be asked to go on account of indiscipline in the Indian team. 

“It’s an interesting decision by the AITA. I am a little disappointed because I had requested them for one more year, after which I would have stepped down from the captaincy voluntarily if they wanted me to. Now it seems like the NZ tie will be my farewell tie and that’s bitter-sweet to me,” Amritraj said. Amritraj had taken over from SP Misra after leading players’ revolt against AITA’s way of handling Davis Cup issues. Amritraj said Bhupathi has a task at hand since the players loved the way he handled them.